If these people are lying, there is no need to be so precise, but if they are telling the truth...
"Come here, prepare the carriage."
At this time, Tao Yaoyao and Xie Lan entered the other courtyard. When the servants went to prepare tea, Tao Yaoyao went out for a while on the pretext of going to the toilet. She just came back when the servants served tea.
"This tea is good. Is it this year's new tea?" Tao Yaoyao didn't understand tea, but she just thought it tasted good. After drinking two cups, she stopped touching it.
Xie Lan had someone set up a chessboard and sat by the window to play chess alone. Seeing that he had no intention of drinking tea, Tao Yaoyao lowered her head and flashed her eyes. After thinking of something, she stood up and walked over with the teacup in hand.
"Your Majesty, you've had a hard journey, please have some tea."
Xie Lan didn't even raise his head, nor did he mean to take the tea cup. Tao Yaoyao was unhappy when he saw this, "Your Majesty, we are on equal terms. I have already served you tea, so you should at least serve it. "
"So what if I serve it, I don't know how to drink it."
"Why?"
Xie Lan's hand holding the chess piece paused slightly, and then he looked at her as if she were a fool, "Don't you think that you are doing tricks in my palace, and I don't know anything?"
After Tao Yaoyao was stunned for a moment, she put down her tea cup and sat across from him. At first, she just looked solemn. After waiting for a while, she looked away and asked, "How did you know that I poisoned the tea?" .”
Xie Lan glanced at her in a rare good mood, "You don't like tea, but you say it's good in front of me. It's like a blind man leading the way, talking nonsense."
"You..." Tao Yaoyao never expected that his poor acting skills would be exposed. "My lord, have I ever told you that people generally don't like to play with people who are too smart."
The smile on Xie Lan's face quickly faded. This time, there was a bit more emotion on his face that she couldn't understand. The feeling was hard to describe, but just one look at it made people feel distressed.
Tao Yaoyao was about to say something, but when she saw this, she shut up.
"You are a grown man who pretends to be pitiful all the time. Forget it, I won't count on you, okay?" Tao Yaoyao stood up and went outside angrily.
Since she couldn't persuade him, she should make more preparations to avoid being involved in any accidents that might involve herself.
The house was not big, and there were not many servants. It was particularly quiet when she sat in the yard at night. It had been a long time since she had sat down alone to spend time.
After setting up the mechanism, she sat on the steps wrapped in a thick coat, admiring the moon and thinking about what to do next.
It can be heard from the words of Jiu Qingzi and Xie Lan that the people behind the scenes intended to let Jiu Qingzi do things for them after Fufeng died.
But Jiu Qingzi was not something that ordinary people could catch, so Xie Lan released the news at this time, saying that besides Fufeng, Jiu Qingzi also had an apprentice who was currently living in this courtyard.
If she is the person behind the scenes, she will definitely find a way to take this person as her own after getting the news.
Of course, it is also possible that the person coming tonight is not the previous owner of Fufeng, but this possibility is very small.
Because of Shu Qingzi's ability, it would be useless for ordinary people to catch her.
Now everything is ready, just waiting for those people to take the bait, but she is also worried that something unexpected will happen. After all, last night was an example.
The gate of Dingbei Palace
"Reporting to Your Highness, the people in the palace said that the prince is not at the palace and they don't know when he will come back." The guard stood in front of the carriage and told the third prince the news.
After the third prince frowned, he stood up and got out of the carriage, "It doesn't matter, I didn't come here today just to look for him."
The third prince said as he walked towards the palace. Seeing this, the guards of the palace immediately stepped forward to stop them.
Upon seeing this, the guards quickly protected the third prince.
The two parties drew their swords and faced each other, refusing to give in to each other for a while. The third prince stood aside and said dissatisfied, "Why, I can't enter my own brother's house?"
The words of the third prince are really rogue. Have you ever seen your brother build a house and let others come and go as he pleases? Even if your parents want to go in, you have to knock on the door and ask before entering.
The third prince knew that Xie Lan was not at home, but he still insisted on breaking in. He looked like he was looking for trouble, and the servants were even more afraid to let him in.
Just when the two parties were in a stalemate, the housekeeper hurried over.
"Third Prince, my prince is really not at home. If you have something urgent, please tell this slave. I will notify you as soon as possible when my master comes back..."
"Stop talking useless nonsense here." The third prince kicked the butler down and continued walking forward. Just as he was about to enter the gate of the palace, the butler got up and ran over, "Third prince, you must not Ah, if this matter gets serious, it would be like breaking into a private house."
The law stipulates that anyone who breaks into a private house without permission will be punished with fifty rods. In serious cases, he will be exiled.
Although the third prince is a prince, the prince's crime is the same as that of the common people, not to mention that King Dingbei is also a prince. If he wanted to confront someone head-on, the people in the palace would not be afraid of him.
The housekeeper was polite first and then moved forward. When the third prince saw the dark guards in front of him, he laughed angrily and said, "What, do you want to fight with me?"
"The third prince has misunderstood. We are only ordered to protect the palace. If the third prince does not break into the palace without authorization, we will naturally not be able to do anything to the third prince."
The butler smiled at first, but when the third prince insisted on breaking into the palace, his eyes were full of sternness. His appearance was completely different from before. Instead of being groveling, he was more intimidated.
The third prince did not expect that there was such a person in the Dingbei Palace, but even so, he was his father's favorite prince. Who is Xie Lan? Why should a person who has been deprived of his royal surname show off his power here?
Let alone breaking into the palace today, even if he killed all these people, he would not have any fear.
After the guard saw what the third prince meant, he was a little worried, "Third prince, otherwise..."
The third prince turned his head and glared at him. The guard had no choice but to call the people behind him and confront the people from the palace again.
"I say it again, get out of the way, otherwise, don't blame me for being rude..."
A gust of cold wind blew by, and the birds that had been chirping just now suddenly dispersed, and then each flew far away. Then everything became quiet, and nothing else could be heard except the occasional sound of wind.
Tao Yaoyao stood in the dark room, looking at the bright moonlight outside the window, and her expression became nervous.
Judging from the sky, those people should be coming soon.
At this time, there was movement in the yard. When Tao Yaoyao subconsciously pressed the button at hand, a familiar figure ran in, and then went to the next room.
Xie Lan is next door. It's so late. Why is Chang Geng here?
His intuition told him that something must have happened, so he turned around and went to the next door.
"My lord, it's not good. The third prince and his men wanted to break into the palace. The housekeeper and his men started fighting with the third prince's men. This has already alerted the guards who were patrolling the night."
Xie Lan didn't expect that the third prince would shock him every time he did something, and this time he would be so shameless as to break into the palace.
If he just went to the palace to find him, there would be no need to bring so many guards, unless... thinking of the dead guard, Xie Lan narrowed his eyes, "You can handle this matter..."
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid it won't be possible for my subordinates to come forward about this matter." Seeing his confusion, Chang Geng continued, "The person who saw this matter is from the second prince, and the third prince suffered a loss from the housekeeper and has already entered the palace. Reported."
Bang
Tao Yaoyao was standing outside eavesdropping, but after hearing this she couldn't help it anymore, so she opened the door and walked in angrily.
"I have seen shameless people, but I have never seen such shameless people. My lord, why are you still sitting so calmly? Are you not afraid that the third prince will confuse right and wrong in front of His Majesty?"
Xie Lan put down the book and said nothing. Chang Geng understood what she meant and sighed, "Miss Tao should also know that Your Majesty doesn't like my master. Even if he goes today, it will be my master who will be wronged in the end."
Tao Yaoyao didn't believe that Xie Lan was so cowardly that he didn't know how to resist even after being beaten to the door of his house. This was not his style.
Besides, tonight's matter was all about the Third Prince looking for trouble from beginning to end, and there was certification. Even if His Majesty wanted to be partial, he couldn't confuse right and wrong.
When Tao Yaoyao opened her mouth to say something, she thought of His Majesty's confused appearance in the hall before, so she swallowed her words and looked up at him again, with a little more sympathy in her eyes.
"I used to feel that I was the most miserable person in the world. My father didn't care and my mother died young. But now looking at you, I suddenly feel that I am a little better than you.
At the very least, my father has an average status, an average brain, and an average temper. He gets cold feet when I mess with him, and he doesn’t dare to mess with the Chu family. Just because of this, he will be controlled by me for the rest of his life. of. "
As a daughter, how could she speak so calmly and calmly when talking about how to deal with her father? She seemed a bit proud.
What is she proud of? What is there to be proud of?
Ordinary people would find it too late to be embarrassed.
Miss Tao is really different from ordinary women.
"My master is not afraid of anyone, he is just too lazy to argue with them." Chang Geng said firmly, fearing that Tao Yaoyao would think his master was weak and could be bullied.
Xie Lan stood aside and looked at him as if he were a fool, then stood up and walked out, "The plan is cancelled. Send someone to prepare the carriage."
After Chang Geng sent someone to prepare the carriage, he planned to enter the palace with Xie Lan. When he came back to get the cloak, Tao Yaoyao held him back and said, "Tonight's plan cannot be cancelled."
"No, my subordinates must obey the master's orders. Moreover, the master said that tonight's plan is very dangerous. Miss Tao should not get involved in this matter."
"What if I say I'm confident enough?" Tao Yaoyao took out a crossbow and shot a mouse that had just crawled in in front of him.
When Chang Geng saw this scene, he opened his mouth in surprise, "You're not..."
"I don't know martial arts, but I didn't say I was weak and could be bullied. Chang Geng, you came to me before because you thought I was not that easy to deal with, right? Our purpose is the same. If something happens in the end, your master I will help you bear your anger."
"But……"
